A Group of Teens Created a Condom That Will Make Sex Safer Than Ever Before

This is a game-changer.

A group of 13- and 14-year-old students from London's Isaac Newton Academy were so alarmed by the soaring rates of sexually transmitted infections that they decided to do something about it. Muaz Nawaz, Daanyaal Ali, and Chirag Shah came up with an idea that would make baseline STI testing easier than ever. Enter S.T.EYE, a "smart" condom that has the ability to change colors if an STI is detected. "We wanted to make something that makes detecting harmful STIs safer than ever before, so that people can take immediate action in the privacy of their own homes without the invasive procedures at the doctors," 14-year-old Ali told The Independent.

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S.T.EYE incorporates molecules that detect bacteria associated with some of the most commonly transmitted STIs directly into the condom, and it will glow a different color for each respective infection: green for chlamydia, yellow for herpes, purple for human papilloma virus (HPV, the virus that causes genital warts), and blue for syphilis. Right now S.T. EYE is still just a concept, but after the teens won the Top Health Invention prize at this years Teen Tech Awards (as well as a cash prize and a trip to Buckingham Palace), condom manufactures reached out to the inventors to see if they could make S.T.EYE a reality.

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While ecstatic with their win, Ali revealed he and his fellow inventors just hope their invention makes people more aware of STIs and safer sex,"We've made sure we're able to give peace of mind to users and make sure people can be even more responsible than ever before."